宫商角徵羽 in English gong1 shang1 jue2 zhi3 yu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

Simplified Characters

宫 商 角 徵 羽

Traditional Characters

宮 商 角 徵 羽

Pinyin

gong1 shang1 jue2 zhi3 yu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

宫gong1surname Gong 商shang1Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) 角jiao3surname Jue 徵zheng1to invite 羽yu3feather